Portable receptacle



Sept. 19, 1933. H. ISAACSON PORTABLE RECEPTACLE Filed July 12. 1933 alg. 3 20 Patented sept. 19, 1933 1,927,590; i

y Harry Isaacson, Brooklyn, N. Y., assignor to Jacob f' Schoenfeld, New York, N. Y. t

Application July 12.19.33. serial No. 680,002 4 claims. (C1. 15o- 28) This invention relates to portable receptacles may be cemented or stitched together, except. and has among its objects the provision of'imthat a marginal portion 19 of the -ply 15 may proved means for securing a vsection or cover to be separated from the companion ply for a `pura bag, and the further provision of an improved pose that will bey described hereinafter. The bag A I reversible cover for a bag. y 11 may desirably be open at 20 Aat its rupper end, .60

A further object of the invention is toV furnish and at one rside thereof adjacent `to its lower end a portable receptacle of the character described a fiap 21 may be secured as, at 22, said flaphaving having few and simple parts and which is ina headed stud 23 on the inside face thereof. expensive to manufacture, neat in appearance, Secured marginally along the wall 13 is a re1- durable, reliable, and efficient in use. i v. enforcing and/or connecting means such vas sec-v Other objects and advantages of the inventions or elements which maybe combined in a tionwill become apparent as the specification one piece channel'member 24 of U`shaped\form,v proceeds. having a lower section extending along the With the aforesaid objects in view, the invenbottom of the bag and side'arms 26 extending 15 tion consists in the novel combinatons, andLaralong end edges ofsaid bag. The crosszsection rangements of partsV hereinafter described in 0f the channel may be uniform throughout andy their preferred embodiments, pointed out in the Vmay have a back 27 `and flanges 28 and 29 lying subjoined claims,`and illustrated inthe annexed in substantially parallely planes `and of Which the drawing, wherein like parts are' designated by latter may have a greater width than the former. 2O. the same reference characters throughout the In this way the-arms 26 are amply stiff, and, if several views, v required, the flanges 29 Amay; be `made of any In the drawing: i required area, consistent withi lightness. Said Figure 1 is a view in front elevation of a device flanges 29 are received inthe marginal spaces 25 embodying the invention. v u between `edge portions 19 andla 0f the members 80 Fig. 2 is a view in end elevation thereof. `15 and 14 respectively, Which edge DOISODS may Fig. 3 is a view in rear elevation thereof. be secured continuously to s'aid flanges as byce- Figs. 4 and 6 are enlarged horizontal sectional `ment and reenforcingly connected, thereto I at views taken on lines 4 4 and 6 6 respectively spaced pointsas by rivets 30 that pass through of Fig. 3. i members 14l and 29. The channel member 26 '30 Fig; 5 isa Vertical sectionalv'iew taken 'on line` may have its upperends 31 terminatingl atthe 85 5 5 of Fig. 1. Y mouth20 of the handbag.

Fig. 7 is an `enlarged view of the' removed Coacting with the bag k11 is a cover-32 removi reversible cover. y ably or adjustably connectible thereto as for the Fig. 8 is a vertical sectional View taken on line purpose of reversibility. Thus the cover may 90 8 8 of Fig. 7. have sheet of material' 33fthat may consistof one i The advantages of the invention as here outor more plies and which mayhave a color, finish, lined are best realized when all of its features or character on a face 34 thereof ldifferent from and instrumentalities are combined in one and that on the opposite face 35 thereof. VSaid sheet the same structure, but, useful devices may be 33 may have a section'v36 providedv with reenforc- 95' Y produced embodyingr less than the whole. ing and/or securing means which-may be, in the It will be obvious to those skilledin the art nature of sections orelements that maybeemto which the invention appertains, that the same bodied in a U-shaped memberv 37. y Thus the may be incorporated in several different conlatter may have a lower section 38 atan end of structions. The accompanying drawing, thereVv the cover and side arms or sections y39 extending 10G fore, is submitted merely as showing thepreferred along the edges ofthe cover section 36. While f l exemplification of the invention. the member 37 may be variously secured to the Referring in detail to the drawing, 10 denotes sheet of material 33, it is preferably formed in a portable receptacle, such as a ladies handbag the nature of ,abead that iscontinuously clamped l embodying the invention. The same may have to marginal portions of the cover section 36. jThe 10'5 a conventional bag portion 11 which for purposes other section 36a of the cover may be free of the of illustration, may include side walls 12 and 13, member 37, and mayvhave an eyelet 40 secured of which the latter may consist of two plies of therein for reversible releasable engagement with material 14 and 15. The ply or lining 15 and the the stud 23. It will thus be seen that the cover 5 wall 12 may be interengaged by gussets 16, 17, may be of uniform constructional appearance von 110 lsecured by stitching 18, while the plies 14 and both faces thereof.

In assembly, the cover section 36 is applied to the bag `11 with the beaded reenforcement 37 slidably inserted into the corresponding ychannel member 29 so that the U-shaped formations of both are similarly arranged. A simple moven ment along a plane parallel to that of the wall 13 sufces for such interengagement. vThe relation ofthe member 37 to the channel may fur-V ther be such that the flange 28 substantially overlies and conceals the same, preferably Without contacting the fabric 33, and with the upper ends 41 of the member 37 terminating at the upper ends 31 of the channel. Contact of the flange 29 with the cover is preventedby the cushioning sheet of fabric 15, thisbeing importantsince the cover is subjected in ordinary use to considerable pressure toward said flange. The

vcover section 36a isfthen folded at 42 over the opening 20 `of the bag and downward along the wall 12 for connection with the flap 21.

YYThe cover section 36 may be releasably secured in'any suitable manner, to the channel 24, preferably by snap action brought about coincidentally with the insertion into the channel. Thusthe back 27 of the latter in relative proximity to the Y upper ends thereof' may have openings 43 struck therein, andthe `adjacent portions Aof lthebead member may have projections 44 extending there; from, constructed and arranged to engage in the openings'43 in different positions ofV th'ecover.y

A small degree of resilience of the arms 3 9 or 26, or both,` relative'to each other, will impart the desired releasability to the fastening means 43,44. Y y

It will thus be perceived that the arms 39 may 'be reenforcingly interconnected in proximity to their ends 41,r although this is not essential, Vespecially as the fabricA 33 may vhave Vsufficient strength or stiffness if additional reenforcement be desired. i

In any case, in connecting Vthe cover to the bag 11, the bead member 37 avoids any wear of the fabric 33' against the channel 244. v I have found that the advantages of the invention are best understood when the same is embodied in a' flexible typehandbag, such as one that isI free 7 of any frame members except -the members 25 and 37.

also applicable to bags of other'types. f It Willbe noted that the cover provides an l additional compartment'45" as for `papers and V*the flap will form a with the cover.

cards, fand which compartment is opened and closed by the cover section 36a at the same time as the bag. f

. Bythis inventiongthe `handbag is calculated to have minimum wear andl long life. The se-` curing means for the cover is expeditious in use,

`neat in appearance, functions as a continuous stiffener while maintaining the pliability 'of the handbag. The handbag'can be rapidly converted from one for everyday use to onefor evening Wear.

the opposite face of the cover be on the outside, i pleasing effector contrast It will be apprec1ated that various changes and However, the invention isV It will be understood thatv the outside facesy of the flap 2l and the wall y12 may be the same appearance as that of one face of the cover;l Ii

modifications may be made in the device as shown in the drawing, and that the same is submitted Y ingrernovably slidable into and out of the chan-V nel member, said outer ilanges having longitudinal edges coincident'with'the edges of said reenforcement and spaced from the flexible body, and a sheet of pliable material connected to said bag 'and' overlying said inner flanges for maintaining .the same out of contact with saidflexible body portion against pressure exerted on the latter.

2. A handbag including arbag having a side wall, la U-shaped channel member having a back and'inner and outer Vflanges, the innerv flangev being connected to the side wall exteriorly of the bag, a reversible cover for the bag, said VcoverV having aflexible body and a marginal U-shaped reenforcement member removably slidable into the channel member for connecting 'the cover tothe bag, the outer flange having its longituvdinal free edge coincident with the corresponding edge of the reenforcement `member and' spaced from said body,and a sheet offabric continuously connected'to the exterior face of said bag wall and to the innerflanges and overlying the latter, and

said sheet of fabric terminating in spaced'relation to the back of the channel member. Y

3..'A handbag including: a bag having Va side walLa U-shaped channel member having a backl and inner and outerflanges, theinner ilange b`e-V ingv connected to the iside wall exteriorlybf the bag, a reversible cover forthe bag, .saidcover havinga flexible body and a marginal U-shaped l reenforcement` member I removably slidable into the channel member for connecting ,the cover to the bagysaid' U-shaped members being resilient so as to causer correspondingarms ofthe members to tend'to Vmove in. opposite directions for resilient interen'gagement -of thel members,

the outer flange having its longitudinal free edge `coincident with'f'the .corresponding edge of the reenforcement member and spacedfrom said body, and a sheet Vof fabric continuously yconnected to the exterior face of said bagwall and tothe inner flangesfand overlying thelatter.

4; A handbag including a bag, aA reversible cover therefor, said bag" havingv a side wall, ay f U-shaped :channel member having inner and outer,v flanges, said cover having portions remov ably received in said channel member, a lining for the outerk surface of said wall'of less thickness than the latter, the lining'and wall being-inter-V` connected alongthe channel member, the latter extending along the edgesof the sidewall and having the inner flange thereof received between edge portions of the said Wall and ylining andsecured to the same. i' f HARRY ISAACSON. 

